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Design Museum Den Bosch

Design Museum Den Bosch

Design Museum Den Bosch explores how design shapes society, identity, and technology. With a strong focus on contemporary issues, it features acclaimed ceramics, jewelry, and rotating exhibitions on themes like AI, sustainability, and culture. The museum blends history with innovation in a modern, accessible setting.

Opening hours

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
  • Closed Mondays

How to get there

De Mortel 4, 5211 HV ’s‑Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

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From € 14.00

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Design Museum Den Bosch – Where design meets society

Design Museum Den Bosch is a museum about how design shapes our world. It is located in the center of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch). The museum focuses on design in everyday life, from fashion and furniture to digital tools and social systems.

What to See

  • Exhibitions on graphic design, industrial design, and digital culture
  • Shows that explore themes like technology, identity, and power
  • Design from the Netherlands and around the world
  • Objects from pop culture, architecture, and politics
  • Temporary exhibitions that challenge how we see design

Why Visit

  • Learn how design shapes our lives and choices
  • Discover stories behind everyday objects
  • Great for design fans, students, and curious minds
  • Located near other top attractions in Den Bosch

The Museum

Design Museum Den Bosch reopened in 2018 with a new name and mission. It was formerly known as Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch. Today, it connects design with big topics like identity, the future, and society.

Visitor Information

  • Address: De Mortel 4, ’s-Hertogenbosch
  • Open: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 – 17:00
  • Tickets: €15.00 (adults), free under 18
  • Free with Museumkaart
  • Facilities: Café, shop, and guided tours

Design Museum Den Bosch is perfect for visitors who want to explore design, ideas, and the way we live today.

Some Highlights of Design Museum Den Bosch

Women as Technology (Design Museum Den Bosch, until Oct 2025)

Women as Technology explores how femininity is shaped and represented through technology, from historical automata to modern AI. The exhibition challenges stereotypes, questions design power dynamics, and invites reflection on gender, identity, and digital culture.

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Opening event at Design Museum Den Bosch for the exhibition Alle tijd van de wereld, featuring visitors engaging with contemporary design installations; photo by Ben Nienhuis.

All the Time in the World (until Aug 2025)

All the Time in the World is an immersive exhibition that reflects on humanity’s relationship with time—how we measure it, experience it, and seek to control it. Through historical clocks, contemporary design objects, and conceptual installations, the exhibition explores themes like slowness, urgency, routine, and timelessness. Visitors are invited to slow down and consider how design influences our perception of time in everyday life.

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Exhibition view of Trans Europa Design Express, showcasing modern European design objects displayed in a dynamic, train-inspired setting with colorful lighting and interactive elements.

Trans Europa Design Express

This photo shows a gallery view of the Trans Europa Design Express exhibition at Design Museum Den Bosch. In the foreground are two distinctive lounge chairs—one with a flowing, sculptural white form and the other a dark, bentwood rocker with a woven rattan seat—highlighting iconic European furniture design. Behind them, a large exhibition panel introduces Domaine de Boisbuchet, one of the five collaborating institutions. To the left, a classic black motorcycle is displayed beside a large black-and-white image of the Boisbuchet estate and its experimental design installations. The exhibition offers a cross-cultural journey through five design collections, celebrating innovation, heritage, and the diversity of European design. Ask ChatGPT

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